Headteachers, Mediocre Colleagues and the Challenges of Educational Leadership [electronic resource] : Reflections on Teacher Quality /
Cockburn, Anne,author.
A unique collection of headteachers' voices discussing leading and managing mediocre teachers and their colleagues. It explores the dilemmas they face as they cope with teachers' personal and professional lives, aging colleagues, accountability and government directives and provides significant insights into the complexities of being a leader.
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""Cover""; ""Half_Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Preface and Acknowledgements""; ""Introductions                    ""; ""Priorities, Dynamics and Ethos                                     ""; ""Focusing on Mediocrity                             ""; ""Mediocrity and Beyond                            ""; ""The Challenges of Professional Change                                            ""; ""Stability and Success without Stagnation                                               ""; ""Mathematics â€? A Special Case?                                    ""
""Some Reflections on Being a Headteacher                                              """"Epilogue               ""; ""Appendix: Research Method                                ""; ""References                 ""; ""Index            ""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A unique collection of headteachers' voices discussing leading and managing mediocre teachers and their colleagues. It explores the dilemmas they face as they cope with teachers' personal and professional lives, aging colleagues, accountability and government directives and provides significant insights into the complexities of being a leader.
Education.
Teaching.
Education.
Teaching and Teacher Education.